USC Wins Big Ten Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship

Championship Central | Final Results

Eugene, ORE. – USC won the Women’s Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday. This is head coach Quincy Watts’ first women’s Big Ten Outdoor championship with the Trojans.  

Oregon was this year’s runner-up with 113 points, while UCLA finished third with 84 points. Nebraska (73 points) and Illinois (71 points)rounded out the top five.  
USC took home four individual Big Ten Outdoor titles, as Samirah Moody won the 100m with a time of 11.13, Madison Whyte won the 200m with a time of 22.66and the 400m with a time of 51.40. Both the USC women’s 4x100m relay and 4x400mrelay teams took first place as well.

Oregon’s Silan Ayyildiz and Diana Cherotich each set meet records in their respective events. Ayyildiz set the 5,000m record with a time of 15:37.11,beating previous record set in 2021 by Michigan State. Cherotich set the10,000m record with a time of 32:00.48. Washington’s Amanda Moll, the Big Ten and NCAA record holder, surpassed her own previous best with a mark of15-8 ¼ (4.78m).

The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships, Field Athlete of the Championships, Coach of the Year and Sportsmanship Award honorees will be announced on Wednesday (May 21). The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year will be announced following the NCAA Outdoor Championships.  

The following are this year’s All-Big Ten Men’s Indoor Track& Field honorees:  

All Big-Ten First Team:  
Abria Smith, ILL
Tacoria Humphrey, ILL
Savannah Sutherland, MICH
Katelyn Stewart-Barnett, MSU
Anthonett Nabwe, MINN
Jenna Rogers, NEB
Kalynn Meyer, NEB
Maddie Harris, NEB
Aaliyah McCormick, ORE
Annika Williams, ORE
Diana Cherotich, ORE
Klaudia Kazimierska, ORE
Ryann Porter, ORE
Silan Ayyildiz, ORE
Christine Mallard, USC
Dajaz DeFrand, USC
Jassani Carter, USC
Madison Whyte, USC
Samirah Moody, USC
Takiya Cenci, USC
Yemi John, USC
Amanda Moll, WASH
Sophie O’Sullivan, WASH

All-Big Ten Second Team:
Lucie Kienast, ILL
Phethisang Makhethe, ILL
Rose Yeboah, ILL
Alivia Williams, IOWA  
Damaris Mutunga, IOWA
Olicia Lucas, IOWA
Chioma Nwachukwu IOWA
Veronica Hargrave, IND
Elizabeth Tapper, MICH
Sidney Green, MICH
Cassandra Atkins, ORE
Florence Caron, PSU
Jana van Schalkwyk, UCLA
Kaylen Fletcher, UCLA
Taylor Snear, UCLA
Naomi Johnson, UCLA
Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck, UCLA
Yemi John, USC
Amina Maatoug, WASH
Hana Moll, WASH
Maggie Liebich, WASH

All-Big Ten Freshmen Team:
Lucie Kienast, ILL
Veronica Hargrave, IND
Alivia Williams, IOWA
Chioma Nwachukwu, IOWA
Damaris Mutunga, IOWA
Rachel Forsyth, MSU
Diana Cherotich, ORE
Ashley Erasmus, USC
Kayla McBride, UCLA